Reference record for OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.2

Parent

1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1 (vmEntry)

Node code

Node name

vmName

Numeric OID

1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.2

URN notation

urn:oid:1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.2

ASN.1 notation

{1 3 6 1 2 1 236 1 4 1 2}

{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) stdmib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) stdmib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) iso-identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) iso-identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) iso-identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) stdmib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) iso-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) iso-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}
{iso(1) iso-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) stdmib-2(1) vmMIB(236) vmObjects(1) vmTable(4) vmEntry(1) vmName(2)}

OID-IRI notation

/1/3/6/1/2/1/236/1/4/1/2
/ISO/Identified-Organization/6/1/2/1/236/1/4/1/2
/ISO/3/6/1/2/1/236/1/4/1/2

Named path variants

/iso/identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/RFC1066-MIB-INTERPRETATION/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/stdmib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/mib/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/RFC1066-MIB-INTERPRETATION/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/stdmib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/iso-identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/iso-identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/iso-identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/RFC1066-MIB-INTERPRETATION/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/iso-identified-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/stdmib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/iso-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/iso-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/mib/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/iso-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/RFC1066-MIB-INTERPRETATION/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName
/iso/iso-organization/dod/internet/mgmt/stdmib-2/vmMIB/vmObjects/vmTable/vmEntry/vmName

Descriptions

vmName — Multiple manufacturers; see the original MIB MIB copies (LibreNMS/Observium Community), Netdisco MIB archive copies, RFC Editor

A textual name of the virtual machine.

Source records

vmName

Status in source: current.

Names: vmName

Technical details

{
  "smi_kind": "OBJECT-TYPE",
  "definition": [
    "vmName",
    "OBJECT-TYPE",
    "SYNTAX",
    "SnmpAdminString",
    "(",
    "SIZE",
    "(",
    "0",
    ".",
    ".",
    "255",
    ")",
    ")",
    "MAX-ACCESS",
    "read-only",
    "STATUS",
    "current",
    "DESCRIPTION",
    "\"A textual name of the virtual machine.\"",
    "::=",
    "{",
    "vmEntry",
    "2",
    "}"
  ],
  "syntax_tree": [
    [
      "SimpleSyntax",
      "SnmpAdminString",
      [
        "octetStringSubType",
        [
          [
            0,
            255
          ]
        ]
      ]
    ],
    null,
    [
      "MaxAccessPart",
      "read-only"
    ],
    [
      "Status",
      "current"
    ],
    [
      "DESCRIPTION",
      "A textual name of the virtual machine."
    ],
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
  ]
}

RFC Editor · RFC 7666 · RFC errata · Publisher's source file: Management Information Base for Virtual Machines Controlled by a Hypervisor

Module: VM-MIB

Published definition

vmName OBJECT-TYPE
       SYNTAX       SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..255))
       MAX-ACCESS   read-only
       STATUS       current
       DESCRIPTION
               "A textual name of the virtual machine."
       ::= { vmEntry 2 }

Module imports

{'IF-MIB': ['InterfaceIndexOrZero'], 'SNMPv2-TC': ['TEXTUAL-CONVENTION', 'PhysAddress', 'TruthValue'], 'SNMPv2-SMI': ['MODULE-IDENTITY', 'OBJECT-TYPE', 'NOTIFICATION-TYPE', 'TimeTicks', 'Counter64', 'Integer32', 'mib-2'], 'SNMPv2-CONF': ['OBJECT-GROUP', 'MODULE-COMPLIANCE', 'NOTIFICATION-GROUP'], 'UUID-TC-MIB': ['UUIDorZero'], 'SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB': ['SnmpAdminString'], 'IANA-STORAGE-MEDIA-TYPE-MIB': ['IANAStorageMediaType']}

· Download Management Information Base for Virtual Machines Controlled by a Hypervisor
Source location: VM-MIB::vmName.

Source version and references

Downloaded: 2026-10-19T00:24:13.545323+00:00.

Multiple manufacturers; see the original MIB MIB copies (LibreNMS/Observium Community) · Publisher's source file: Source package: observium-community-latest.tar.gz

Vendor MIB copy from the Observium Community archive.

Module: VM-MIB

Published definition

vmName OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX       SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..255))
    MAX-ACCESS   read-only
    STATUS       current
    DESCRIPTION
            "A textual name of the virtual machine."
    ::= { vmEntry 2 }

Module imports

{'IF-MIB': ['InterfaceIndexOrZero'], 'SNMPv2-TC': ['TEXTUAL-CONVENTION', 'PhysAddress', 'TruthValue'], 'SNMPv2-SMI': ['MODULE-IDENTITY', 'OBJECT-TYPE', 'NOTIFICATION-TYPE', 'TimeTicks', 'Counter64', 'Integer32', 'mib-2'], 'SNMPv2-CONF': ['OBJECT-GROUP', 'MODULE-COMPLIANCE', 'NOTIFICATION-GROUP'], 'UUID-TC-MIB': ['UUIDorZero'], 'SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB': ['SnmpAdminString'], 'IANA-STORAGE-MEDIA-TYPE-MIB': ['IANAStorageMediaType']}

· Download VM-MIB

Related source files and packages:

Observium Community original distribution archivePublisher Last-Modified: Tue, 05 May 2026 13:47:48 GMT; 127.4 MiB

Source location: VM-MIB::vmName.

Source version and references

Downloaded: 2026-10-24T02:14:26.740153+00:00.

Netdisco MIB archive copies · Publisher's source file: VM-MIB.txt

Vendor MIB copy from the Netdisco archive.

Module: VM-MIB

Published definition

vmName OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX       SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..255))
    MAX-ACCESS   read-only
    STATUS       current
    DESCRIPTION
            "A textual name of the virtual machine."
    ::= { vmEntry 2 }

Module imports

{'IF-MIB': ['InterfaceIndexOrZero'], 'SNMPv2-TC': ['TEXTUAL-CONVENTION', 'PhysAddress', 'TruthValue'], 'SNMPv2-SMI': ['MODULE-IDENTITY', 'OBJECT-TYPE', 'NOTIFICATION-TYPE', 'TimeTicks', 'Counter64', 'Integer32', 'mib-2'], 'SNMPv2-CONF': ['OBJECT-GROUP', 'MODULE-COMPLIANCE', 'NOTIFICATION-GROUP'], 'UUID-TC-MIB': ['UUIDorZero'], 'SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB': ['SnmpAdminString'], 'IANA-STORAGE-MEDIA-TYPE-MIB': ['IANAStorageMediaType']}

· Download VM-MIB.txt

Related source files and packages:

Netdisco archive revision metadata (not a manufacturer release date)File: repos/netdisco/netdisco-mibs/commits/master; 15,422 bytes
Netdisco MIB distribution at the selected archive revision38.9 MiB

Source location: VM-MIB::vmName.

Source version and references

Downloaded: 2026-10-24T15:28:11.888976+00:00.

First Registration Authority (inferred from ancestor 1.3.6)

Defense Communication Agency

Current Registration Authority (inferred from ancestor 1.3.6.1.2)

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

Siblings (16)

OID	Name	Direct children	Descendants	Description
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.1	vmIndex	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.3	vmUUID	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.4	vmOSType	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.5	vmAdminState	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.6	vmOperState	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.7	vmAutoStart	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.8	vmPersistent	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.9	vmCurCpuNumber	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.10	vmMinCpuNumber	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.11	vmMaxCpuNumber	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.12	vmMemUnit	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.13	vmCurMem	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.14	vmMinMem	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.15	vmMaxMem	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.16	vmUpTime	0	0
1.3.6.1.2.1.236.1.4.1.17	vmCpuTime	0	0